# US 9,521,300 B2 · Camera for mounting > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,521,300 B2 - Document ID: US9521300B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/826,087 - Filed: 2015-08-13 - Published: 2015-12-03 - Granted: 2016-12-13 - Earliest claimed: 1999-03-08 - Applicants: Larry Holmberg - Inventors: Larry Holmberg - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9521300B2 ## CPC - H04N 23/54: Mounting of pick-up tubes, electronic image sensors, deviation or focusing coils - A01M 31/00: Hunting appliances - A01M 31/002: {Detecting animals in a given area} - F41B 5/14: Details of bows; Accessories for arc shooting (sighting devices for bows F41G1/467) - F41B 5/1492: {with cameras; mounting of cameras on bows} - F41G 1/46: for particular applications - H04N 5/77: between a recording apparatus and a television camera - H04N 23/51: Housings - H04N 23/531: {being rotatable or detachable} - H04N 23/66: Remote control of cameras or camera parts, e.g. by remote control devices - Y10T 29/49002: Electrical device making - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - A01M: CATCHING, TRAPPING OR SCARING OF ANIMALS (appliances for catching swarms or drone-catching A01K57/00; fishing A01K69/00 - {A01K99/00}; biocides, pest repellants or attractants A01N); APPARATUS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS ANIMALS OR NOXIOUS PLANTS - F41B: WEAPONS FOR PROJECTING MISSILES WITHOUT USE OF EXPLOSIVE OR COMBUSTIBLE PROPELLANT CHARGE; WEAPONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (projectiles for fishing, e.g. fish-spears, A01K81/00; sports implements for throwing A63B65/00, e.g. boomerangs A63B65/08; stationary apparatus for projecting sports balls, e.g. tennis balls, A63B69/40; throwing or slinging toys A63H33/18; knives, axes B26B; projectiles or missiles other than those incorporating springs as projecting means F42B6/00) - F41G: WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING (optical aspects thereof G02B) - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract A camera includes a housing, a digital video recorder, a camera lens, buttons, at least one port, a battery compartment, a holder for a removable storage device, a microphone connected, and a mounting rail. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A camera comprising: a housing with a forward end and a rearward end opposite of the forward end and a side extending between the forward end and the rearward end; a digital video recorder positioned in the housing; a lens positioned forward of the digital video recorder; an indicating light facing rearward and connected to the digital video recorder, the indicating light being configured to indicate that the digital video recorder is recording; a control button positioned on the side of the housing and configured to control the digital video recorder; a holder for a removable memory storage medium positioned in the housing; a battery compartment positioned in the housing and connected to the digital video recorder; a microphone connected to the digital video recorder; and a camera mount member connected to the housing. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The camera of claim 1, and further comprising: a port connected to the digital video recorder, the port being configured to connect the digital video recorder to an external device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The camera of claim 1, and further comprising: a battery charge port connected to the battery compartment. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The camera of claim 1, wherein the camera mount member includes a T-shaped portion. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The camera of claim 1, and further comprising: a mount with a mounting track for receiving the camera mount member. ### Claim 6 A camera comprising: a housing with a forward end and a rearward end opposite of the forward end; a digital video recorder positioned in the housing; a lens positioned forward of the digital video recorder; a display facing rearward and connected to the digital video recorder; a display button facing rearward and positioned adjacent to the display, the display button being connected to the display and configured to control the display; an on/off button connected to the digital video recorder, the on/off button being configured to turn the digital video recorder on and off; a holder for a removable memory storage medium positioned in the housing; a port connected to the digital video recorder, the port being configured to connect the digital video recorder to an external device; a battery compartment positioned in the housing and connected to the digital video recorder; a microphone connected to the digital video recorder; and a camera mount member connected to the housing. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The camera of claim 6, and further comprising: an indicating light facing rearward and connected to the digital video recorder, the indicating light being configured to indicate that the digital video recorder is recording. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The camera of claim 6, and further comprising: a battery charge port connected to the battery compartment. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The camera of claim 6, wherein the camera mount member includes a T-shaped portion. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The camera of claim 6, and further comprising: a mount with a mounting track for receiving the camera mount member. ### Claim 11 (depends on 6) The camera of claim 6, and further comprising: a plurality of controls facing rearward, the plurality of controls including at least one of: a play control, a search control, and a menu control. ### Claim 12 (depends on 6) The camera of claim 6, wherein the housing further comprises: a cover that is movable to cover and uncover the display. ### Claim 13 A camera comprising: a housing with a forward end and a rearward end opposite of the forward end; a digital video recorder positioned in the housing; a lens positioned forward of the digital video recorder; a first microphone facing forward connected to the digital video recorder; a second microphone facing rearward connected to the digital video recorder; an on/off button connected to the digital video recorder, the on/off button being configured to turn the digital video recorder on and off; a holder for a removable memory storage medium positioned in the housing; a battery compartment positioned in the housing and connected to the digital video recorder; and a battery charge port connected to the battery compartment. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The camera of claim 13, wherein first microphone is positioned adjacent to a corner of the forward end of the housing. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The camera of claim 13, wherein second microphone is positioned adjacent to a corner of the housing. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The camera of claim 13, wherein the battery compartment is positioned at the rearward end of the housing. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The camera of claim 16, wherein the removable storage medium holder is positioned between the battery compartment and the lens. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The camera of claim 13, and further comprising: a cover that is movable to cover and uncover the battery charge port. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The camera of claim 13, and further comprising: an indicating light connected to the digital video recorder, the indicating light being configured to indicate that the digital video recorder is recording. ### Claim 20 (depends on 13) The camera of claim 13, and further comprising: a camera mount member connected to the housing wherein the camera mount member includes a T-shaped portion.